# Distance from Fakarava Airport (FAV) to Richmond (YVR)

> 7,585 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,585 km / 4,713 mi / 4,096 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 16° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 203° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 19:00 in Fakarava Airport, it's 22:00 in Richmond)
- **Elevation difference**: 1 ft (YVR is higher than FAV)

## Airports

### [Fakarava Airport (FAV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fav-fakarava-airport/1ef266df-7345-6374-b667-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fakarava Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGF
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -16.050000, -145.660000
- Elevation: 13 ft

### [Vancouver International Airport (YVR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yvr-richmond-vancouver-international-airport/1ef266de-b350-6578-8529-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Richmond, Canada
- ICAO: CYVR
- Timezone: America/Vancouver
- Coordinates: 49.190000, -123.180000
- Elevation: 14 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 19:00 in Fakarava Airport, it's 22:00 in Richmond.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Fakarava Airport (FAV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fav-fakarava-airport/1ef266df-7345-6374-b667-06bb2780ed98)
- [Vancouver International Airport (YVR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yvr-richmond-vancouver-international-airport/1ef266de-b350-6578-8529-06bb2780ed98)
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